abrasive

Example Sentences

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I found him unpretentious and easygoing in conversation, not given to theoretical double-talk, and with none of the abrasive New York swagger of his contemporaries.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is very low-key with him, it is so much easier to follow leaders like that rather than abrasive, more obvious leaders.

From BBC

Dana Williamson, Newsom’s former chief of staff, made friends and enemies in Sacramento with her abrasive style and passion for policy.

From Los Angeles Times

He’d spent time with Nixon and found him abrasive and inflexible.

From Literature

On the other hand, the possibly revolutionary impact from artificial intelligence argues that maybe it is still early days, no matter how abrasively these chieftains behave.

From MarketWatch